The unusual comeback of former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford appears to have come to an abrupt end.

As Politico reported first,[1] national Republicans have cut off funding to Sanford’s campaign for Congress in light of reports he trespassed at his ex-wife’s house earlier this year, apparently trying to watch the Superbowl with his son.

That would violate Sanford’s divorce agreement with his ex, Jenny Sanford.

The South Carolina Republican’s political career first nose-dived in 2009 when, as governor, he confessed to a an affair with an Argentine woman, Maria Chapur, to whom he is now engaged. He made the confession after he disappeared from the state for five days, with his staff offering the explanation that he was hiking the Appalachian Trail.

“Mark Sanford has proven he knows what it takes to win elections. At this time, the NRCC will not be engaged in this special election,” Politico quoted Andrea Bozek, an NRCC spokeswoman, as saying.

This incident proves that Sanford also apparently does not know what it takes to lose an election. Maybe it’s time for him to hit the trail, er, road.